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How Country Are You? (Original Post) In_The_Wind Apr 2014 OP
24 of 80 sakabatou Apr 2014 #1
Also 24 of 80 but only because I know how to play poker pretty well.... Rowdyboy Apr 2014 #58
10 out of 80 (I can live with that) Tom Ripley Apr 2014 #2
I was also expecting kentauros Apr 2014 #32
Zero! Aristus Apr 2014 #3
The survey was funny. In_The_Wind Apr 2014 #8
I'll take a look at it later, and give you my impressions. Aristus Apr 2014 #10
Have you ever fired a gun? SkatmanRoth Apr 2014 #51
Yes. No. No. No. Aristus Apr 2014 #52
He also gave another "no" and a "yes" in a PM conversation: In_The_Wind Apr 2014 #61
29/80 ntt rrneck Apr 2014 #4
Somehow, I didn't think I was the only DUer who would turn out to be at least a little bit country. In_The_Wind Apr 2014 #12
I was born there. rrneck Apr 2014 #27
13 of 80. hobbit709 Apr 2014 #5
I'm in the minority. In_The_Wind Apr 2014 #25
5 of 80 (nt) bigwillq Apr 2014 #6
9 out of 30. And only because I live in Texas. Avalux Apr 2014 #7
13 out of 80. Arkansas Granny Apr 2014 #9
I didn't grow up on a farm. In_The_Wind Apr 2014 #14
I'd rather swim in that "crick" marzipanni Apr 2014 #21
Me too struggle4progress Apr 2014 #68
3. The Velveteen Ocelot Apr 2014 #11
Oh my. Well ... those are an important 3. In_The_Wind Apr 2014 #13
Me too. Happy to be a not-at-all country city girl! Arugula Latte Apr 2014 #26
18 Joe Shlabotnik Apr 2014 #15
Nice In_The_Wind Apr 2014 #16
Pretty low pipi_k Apr 2014 #17
7 out of 80 antiquie Apr 2014 #18
Dang In_The_Wind Apr 2014 #19
That was amusing, I must say! 13 out of 80 for me. Coventina Apr 2014 #20
8 out of 80. femmocrat Apr 2014 #22
5 out of 80 denbot Apr 2014 #23
8 out of 80 aint_no_life_nowhere Apr 2014 #24
15 out of 80. dawg Apr 2014 #28
21/80 Earth_First Apr 2014 #29
43 out of 80. Figured as much! nt kelly1mm Apr 2014 #30
22 out of 80 kentauros Apr 2014 #31
Some of the questions were a bit odd. In_The_Wind Apr 2014 #47
I had the same reaction to the "watermelon crawl" kentauros Apr 2014 #49
I read this wrong, I can add one. antiquie Apr 2014 #53
13 out of 80 nt steve2470 Apr 2014 #33
I got 5 out of 80. Vashta Nerada Apr 2014 #34
Only 14 thank goodness sammytko Apr 2014 #35
10 out of 80, lol. LWolf Apr 2014 #36
30 out of 80 but survey definitely biased toward SOUTHERN country - yellowcanine Apr 2014 #37
13/80 n/t Blue Diadem Apr 2014 #38
17 out of 80. Raffi Ella Apr 2014 #39
I only got 13 out of 80 logosoco Apr 2014 #40
Sucks. I got 13 out of 80. PowerToThePeople Apr 2014 #41
9 out of 80 Xyzse Apr 2014 #42
4 out of 80. I'm a city slicker even though I don't live in a city Populist_Prole Apr 2014 #43
15 out of 80 Brother Buzz Apr 2014 #44
Shockingly, we had fences in suburban Maryland... WorseBeforeBetter Apr 2014 #65
19 out of 80 liberaltrucker Apr 2014 #45
A little bit KamaAina Apr 2014 #46
Live in a small town and hate it. Manifestor_of_Light Apr 2014 #48
I got twenty SkatmanRoth Apr 2014 #50
4 out of 80. Sognefjord Apr 2014 #54
12 of 90 MissMillie Apr 2014 #55
22 out of 80. nt. NCTraveler Apr 2014 #56
10 for me, Blue_In_AK Apr 2014 #57
31 Rhythm Apr 2014 #59
I was country RandoLoodie Apr 2014 #60
Ummm... warrprayer Apr 2014 #62
I had... AnneD Apr 2014 #63
I'm a 9. trof Apr 2014 #64
Not very pscot Apr 2014 #66
9 out of 80, but some of those things are not very country Taitertots Apr 2014 #67
12 of 80 Enthusiast Apr 2014 #69
I also got 12 - TBF Apr 2014 #70
 

Tom Ripley

(4,945 posts)
2. 10 out of 80 (I can live with that)
Tue Apr 1, 2014, 04:10 PM
Apr 2014

However, I am surprised that "Have you ever checked the mailbox while shirtless?" was not a question.

kentauros

(29,414 posts)
32. I was also expecting
Tue Apr 1, 2014, 11:21 PM
Apr 2014

"Have you ever gone to the grocery in your nightgown or bathrobe?"

I've never done that, yet have seen plenty "dressed" like that at my local Kroger!

Aristus

(66,328 posts)
3. Zero!
Tue Apr 1, 2014, 04:11 PM
Apr 2014

I don't even need to take the survey. Even when I lived in the South, I lived in the suburbs.

Can't stand country music.

I'm glad I married a Northern woman; I wouldn't want to spend the rest of my life being referred to as someone's "hunk o'burnin' luuuuuuuuuuve!"

I'm a Pacific Northwesterner down to my marrow. I have apple juice in my veins.

Aristus

(66,328 posts)
10. I'll take a look at it later, and give you my impressions.
Tue Apr 1, 2014, 04:29 PM
Apr 2014

Right now, getting ready for afternoon clinic.

SkatmanRoth

(843 posts)
51. Have you ever fired a gun?
Thu Apr 3, 2014, 06:35 AM
Apr 2014

Have you ever owned a gun?

Are you holding a gun right now?

Are you holding a gun and drinking a beer right now?

Aristus

(66,328 posts)
52. Yes. No. No. No.
Thu Apr 3, 2014, 11:37 AM
Apr 2014

I fired just about every small arm the Army fields. Plus the 120mm smooth-bore Rheinmetall tank gun on the M1A1 Abrams tank I crewed in the Army.

I got it all out of my system. I don't need to own a gun.

I don't have any silly Rambo fantasies about taking out a mess of suburban bad guys with a gun.

If I did own a gun, I wouldn't drink and shoot at the same time.

A little intelligence goes a long way...

In_The_Wind

(72,300 posts)
61. He also gave another "no" and a "yes" in a PM conversation:
Tue Apr 8, 2014, 06:29 PM
Apr 2014

I never went swimmin' in th'crick. But I did go hunting for 'crawdads' as a kid.




In_The_Wind

(72,300 posts)
12. Somehow, I didn't think I was the only DUer who would turn out to be at least a little bit country.
Tue Apr 1, 2014, 04:35 PM
Apr 2014

rrneck

(17,671 posts)
27. I was born there.
Tue Apr 1, 2014, 08:36 PM
Apr 2014

No way I could avoid doing a lot of that stuff. But I still hate country music although I have imbibed liquor out of a mason jar and would again with little provocation. Good white mule is a glory to behold.

In_The_Wind

(72,300 posts)
14. I didn't grow up on a farm.
Tue Apr 1, 2014, 04:43 PM
Apr 2014

I did swim in the crick and drink out of a mason jar (once).
I've gathered many an egg and milked a cow.

marzipanni

(6,011 posts)
21. I'd rather swim in that "crick"
Tue Apr 1, 2014, 06:15 PM
Apr 2014

than the stream I swam in. It had little leeches in it, but the water was pure and it ended up in a reservoir eventually.

 

Arugula Latte

(50,566 posts)
26. Me too. Happy to be a not-at-all country city girl!
Tue Apr 1, 2014, 08:26 PM
Apr 2014

In my youth I rode horses and I hopped a fence.

I went to a rodeo once -- that was horrible. I think they and circuses that use animals should be banned.

I was also forced to listen to country music -- that scarred me for life.

I guess I probably should be a 4 because I do know what a "crick" is.

pipi_k

(21,020 posts)
17. Pretty low
Tue Apr 1, 2014, 05:00 PM
Apr 2014

score:



You checked off 8 out of 80 on this list!


We all got a hillbilly bone down deep inside, no matter where you from you just can’t hide it. And when the band starts banging and the fiddle saws, you can’t help but hollering, “yee-haw!”




I'm not so much country as rural

In_The_Wind

(72,300 posts)
19. Dang
Tue Apr 1, 2014, 05:32 PM
Apr 2014


The more DUers who take the test ... well ... this place ain't lookin' like it's filled with country types.

just sayin

aint_no_life_nowhere

(21,925 posts)
24. 8 out of 80
Tue Apr 1, 2014, 08:10 PM
Apr 2014

I'm not a fan of country music in general but there have been stars I've liked, like Hank Williams, John Denver, Johnny Cash, and some songs by Willie Nelson. But since my fav music is jazz, classical, and blues I don't think I'd be considered very country by the good ole boys.

kentauros

(29,414 posts)
31. 22 out of 80
Tue Apr 1, 2014, 11:13 PM
Apr 2014

Born, raised, and still living in Houston, Texas. Then again, despite sections of Houston being quite "country" (I live next to a power r.o.w. with horses on it), we're definitely metropolitan, just as I like it!

It could have been 23 checked off, but I still do not consider Texas a "red" state. We're purple, thank you very little!

In_The_Wind

(72,300 posts)
47. Some of the questions were a bit odd.
Wed Apr 2, 2014, 06:14 PM
Apr 2014
Check off everything that applies to you.

1 Do you have a truck?
2 Have you named your truck?
3 Have you ever cried in your truck?
4 Do you drive your truck on dirt roads?
5 Do you live in a small town?
6 Do you live in a red state?
7 Do you speak with a twang?
8 Do you frequently say “y’all”?
9 Do you own a pair of cowboy boots?
10 More than five pairs of cowboy boots?
11 Do you own a pair of Wranglers?
12 Do you wear rhinestones?
13 Do you regularly wear a hat?
14 Is it a cowboy hat?
15 Is it a Stetson?
16 Do you own a camouflage hat?
17 Do you wear a lot of camouflage clothing?
18 Do you own a camouflage beer koozie?
19 Do you drink beer?
20 Is Natty Light your beer of choice?
21 Do you enjoy drinking whiskey?
22 Have you ever ridden a horse?
23 Have you ever fired a gun?
24 Have you ever lived on a farm? For a summer.
25 Have you ever worked on a farm? It only seemed fair to help out while I was there.
26 Have you been to a rodeo?
27 Have you competed in a rodeo?
28 Do you own a belt buckle?
29 A belt buckle with longhorns on it?
30 Do you identify as a redneck? Sometimes I am but I clean up real well.
31 Do you like to go fishing?
32 Do you like to go hunting? With a camera!
33 Do you know how to line dance?
34 Do you know how to two-step?
35 Have you ever two-stepped with a stranger?
36 Do you know the watermelon crawl?
37 How about a Western promenade?
38 Have you ever climbed a fence? I still do.
39 Have you or anyone you know been in a pageant?
40 Does she think your tractor’s sexy?
41 Did you honeymoon in Gatlinburg?
42 Do you drink sweet tea?
43 Do you know when to hold ‘em?
44 Do you know when to fold ‘em?
45 Do you know when to walk away?
46 Do you know when to run?
47 Do you like men in painted-on jeans?
48 How about girls in tight jeans? That would be me when I was younger.
49 Are you a good ol’ boy who never means to do any harm?
50 Are you making your way the only way you know how? Yup!
51 Does uptown livin’ really get you down? It did!
52 Have you ever swam in a crick? Didn't everybody.
53 Do you know what a crick is? The place we kept the beer raft.
54 Is she always on your mind? He is.
55 Does a rocket scientist not impress you much? Only if he wears jeans.
56 Does Brad Pitt not impress you much?

Y'all will just have to guess the rest

57 OK, what about a fancy car – does that impress you much?
58 Do you think your mother is the greatest woman on earth?
59 Do you still live with her?
60 Do you sing about it?
61 Have you ever been to Dollywood?
62 Do you think Dolly Parton is a national treasure and should be awarded a medal of honor?
63 Does your paycheck depend on the weather and the clock?
64 Is it possible that right now your man is slow dancing with a bleach blonde tramp who’s probably getting frisky?
65 Is it possible that right now your man is buying her a fruity little drink because she can’t shoot whiskey?
66 Do you dip?
67 Have you dipped Skoal?
68 Have you dipped Grizzly?
69 Do you chew tobacco?
70 Have you ever drank from a mason jar?
71 How about a jelly jar?
72 Do you go to church even if you aren’t religious?
73 Do you ever tell people that you might’ve been born plain white trash, but fancy is your name?
74 Have you ever had a mullet?
75 Do you have a mullet right now?
76 Do you refer to your mother’s house as mama ‘nem’s?
77 Is there a general store in your home town?
78 Does the Confederate flag appear in your city/state flag?
79 Do you own any clothing bearing the Confederate flag?
80 Do you have friends in low places?

kentauros

(29,414 posts)
49. I had the same reaction to the "watermelon crawl"
Wed Apr 2, 2014, 06:36 PM
Apr 2014

but I've never done any form of country dancing. I have been on a pub crawl, though. That was fun!

And there is a general store not far from here. A Russian general store

And if you look at this google-maps link, you'll see the Reliant stadium and Astrodome, top-center, and all the undeveloped land due south. And it's not all slated for neighborhoods, either. You'll find truck farms, grazing land, and some industrial businesses in it. On the north side of town, I once drove a major thoroughfare road, only to remark to myself at one point that it didn't look like I wasn't in Houston any more. People had chickens and other animals, lived in literal shacks, and had a fair amount of land around them for a 'lot' to live on.
https://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&ll=29.65964,-95.40493&spn=0.064367,0.133038&t=h&z=14&source=gplus-ogsb

It's a bizarre place here. And I wouldn't have it any other way!

 

antiquie

(4,299 posts)
53. I read this wrong, I can add one.
Thu Apr 3, 2014, 08:57 PM
Apr 2014

56 Does Brad Pitt not impress you much?

I answered no, I meant
Yes, he does not impress me much.

yellowcanine

(35,699 posts)
37. 30 out of 80 but survey definitely biased toward SOUTHERN country -
Wed Apr 2, 2014, 10:13 AM
Apr 2014

As if there is no country living outside of the South.

Raffi Ella

(4,465 posts)
39. 17 out of 80.
Wed Apr 2, 2014, 11:24 AM
Apr 2014

Up until I was about 7, I was surrounded by people like that. After my parent's divorce I went back and forth between two worlds: My northern born Mom's house in the city, and my Southern born and bred Dad's in the outskirts of the burbs.

My Mom was forever correcting our English and forbid us from saying y'all and never let us set foot outdoors without shoes on. Meanwhile my Dad's mom commented on how 'fancy' me and my brothers spoke and made sure we knew the Lord's Prayer by heart and took us to Church any chance she got. And my Dad took us to every Air Show and NASCAR event if we weren't already going fishing or to the woods to shoot at tin cans. And while I don't like country music I know a lot of the classics by heart because that's all my Dad listened to.

Some of the kindest and most entertaining people I've ever met are the countriest of country folk. Hell, if my parents hadn't gone their separate ways I'd probably be a lot more country myself. I am not ashamed.

logosoco

(3,208 posts)
40. I only got 13 out of 80
Wed Apr 2, 2014, 11:56 AM
Apr 2014

I live in an area that was very recently rural. It has become very suburban in the 26 years I have lived here. Still more rural than where I grew up.
A large chain store opened here recently (feed, farm supplies, etc) and I feel like a city slicker compared to the people who shop there. Usually I am the one who seems more "casual". The high school my kids went to is about 10 miles from our house, they drive past one farm with cows and there are still enough woods to keep me here. Down the road from here are some folks who have goats and chickens, but right next to me is a new subdivision with small McMansion type homes. It is an interesting area.
I love old country music and am a huge fan of Willie Nelson and how he brought the hippies and rednecks closer! I have driven through Gatlinburg but we did not stop. I live fairly close to Branson but would never dream of going there.

 

PowerToThePeople

(9,610 posts)
41. Sucks. I got 13 out of 80.
Wed Apr 2, 2014, 12:03 PM
Apr 2014

They were mostly, "have you ever.." So, does that mean I am 'recovered' country?

WorseBeforeBetter

(11,441 posts)
65. Shockingly, we had fences in suburban Maryland...
Tue Apr 8, 2014, 07:52 PM
Apr 2014

they were climbed to reach backyard pools. Aaah, the good ol' days.

9/80.

AnneD

(15,774 posts)
63. I had...
Tue Apr 8, 2014, 07:36 PM
Apr 2014

36 and it could have been more if they had rephrased some guestions to say have you ever....
There was a Southern bias too, but I didn't realize my roots were showing.

 

Taitertots

(7,745 posts)
67. 9 out of 80, but some of those things are not very country
Wed Apr 9, 2014, 12:08 AM
Apr 2014

Climbing a fence...In the suburbs
Wearing a hat.... A Detroit Tigers Baseball cap
Do you drink beer? I love a nice Weihenstephaner from time to time
Do you enjoy drinking Whiskey?... Balvenie 21 portwood tastes amazing

TBF

(32,056 posts)
70. I also got 12 -
Wed Apr 9, 2014, 12:29 PM
Apr 2014

You checked off 12 out of 80 on this list!

Rick Diamond / Getty
We all got a hillbilly bone down deep inside, no matter where you from you just can’t hide it. And when the band starts banging and the fiddle saws, you can’t help but hollering, “yee-haw!”


I did grow up in the country.

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